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περισπάω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
περισπάω
Greek transliteration: 
perispaō
Simplified transliteration: 
perispao
Principal Parts: 
(περιέσπων), -, -, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4049
GK Number: 
4352
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
cv-1d(1b)
Gloss: 
(pass.) to be distracted
Definition: 
to draw off from around; to wheel about; to distract;, pass. to be distracted, over busied, Lk. 10:40*

Greek-English Concordance for περισπάω

Luke 10:40 But Martha was distracted (periespato | περιεσπᾶτο | imperf pass ind 3 sg) by a lot of preparation. She burst in and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her then to help me.”